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Embrace joins the call warning of mass starvation in Gaza

Over 100 humanitarian and aid agencies yesterday issued a joint warning that mass starvation is spreading across Gaza and calling on governments worldwide to take urgent action. Embrace the Middle East is a signatory on that statement. The situation now facing our partners, the whole Christian community, and all in Gaza, is beyond critical - it is catastrophic.

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Embrace calls on UK Government to act on the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory

19 July 2025 marks 1 year since the International Court of Justice released its Advisory Opinion stating categorically that Israel’s entire presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful. Embrace is one of 16 organisations to sign a joint letter to the UK Government, calling on them to help facilitate an end to the occupation.

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Embrace’s response to “Gaza: Doctors Under Attack” documentary

Gaza: Doctors Under Attack is a hard watch but it rings tragically true with what we hear from our partners on the ground in Gaza. Watching this documentary can leave us feeling angry, upset, overwhelmed and helpless, but there are ways to respond, and we ask you to channel your emotional response into these positive actions…

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Embrace’s patron, Bishop Rachel, speaks out against oppression and injustice after visiting  the West Bank

“I saw land where olive groves and vegetables once thrived, now abandoned and desolate as huge gates have been erected across entrance roads, and people can only access their crops and trees at certain times when the gates are unlocked. Israeli roads which Palestinians cannot access, are severing connection between Palestinian communities and villages, and people are being dispossessed of their land and homes...”

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Embrace joins #FastForGaza Campaign

As the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza worsens, Embrace the Middle East is calling on Christians around the world to take a day to take part in a powerful act of solidarity: Fast For Gaza.

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Embrace condemns Israel’s Palm Sunday attack on Al Ahli Hospital 

Embrace the Middle East stands with the Diocese of Jerusalem in condemning Israel’s attack on Al Ahli Hospital during the early hours of Palm Sunday. We urge an immediate end to the war and the protection of all medical and faith-based institutions. Al-Ahli is a long-standing Embrace partner and one of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza City. 

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Embrace launches “Advent Not Arms” campaign

This Advent season, Embrace the Middle East has launched a campaign urging the UK Government to suspend arms sales to Israel amid escalating violence and a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. 

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